The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-13

and some of the aforesaid members be-
fore the session is over will wish they had
never heard of bill.
Senator Pope is the finest looking pres
ident pro tenn. the senate has had since
Senator Kilgore Alled that position
Senator Calhoun can do the right thing
up brown as easily as any man. II you
don't believe it, ask Senator Garrison.
1t has been limited that Senator Hous-
ton might be selected to place General
Maxey in nomination. Senator Houston
is bright speaker.
The Terrell men held caucus last
night, which was attended by twenty hve
gentlemen. The result of the discussion
was such as to evidence the fact that the
hurrah over other candidates hasn't in
the slightest degree, frightened the friends
of Judge Terrell
The appointment of Senator j. o. Ter
rell to the craftsmanship of judiciary com
mittee No. l was quite surprise to many;
nevertheless, it was fitting one, and
gives satisfaction. Every senator who
was in the Nineteenth legislature favored
the appointment.
j. G. McNealus, of Dallas, a newspaper
man of fine reputation and an excellent
gentleman, arrived last night and will re-
main in Austin during tho session of the
legislature, having been appointed clerk
of senate judiciary committee No. l by
Senator j. o. Terrell, chairman.
1t is not often the case that new sena-
tor IL given the craftsmanship of the
finance committee. Senator jarvis, how
ever, is we'll qualified for the position.
He is known to be an excellent tinancler.
This appointment of Lieutenant-Gover-
nor Wheeler seems to give perfect salts
faction.
Senators Abercrombie and Bell are the
only senators holding positions on both
the judiciary committees. Colonel Aber-
crombie, a new senator, the first time such
a thing ever occurred in the Texas senate,
has been placed on both committees, and
being one among the ablest lawyers in all
Texas, will prove to be valuable mem
Der.
A distinguished senator in one of the
sister states the other day was heard to
say that during ten years service as SEN
ator he had succeeded during the first
years in getting three laws enacted.
Since then his whole energy has been bent
in getting them repealed, and in two in
stances, he was happy to say, he had sue
ceeded, to the great benefit of his people.
He was now engaged in having the third
and last of his laws repealed, after which
he could retire from public life feeling
that in no way had he injured his people.
Texas Legislators should make a note of
this. Too much legislation is bad for the
people.
The bill introduced yesterday by Sena-
tor Burnoy, from Kerr county, adds two
more purposes for which private corpora
tons may be formed, to-wit: First, the
construction and maintenance of stock
yards and pens; second, for the encour-
agement, construction and maintenance
of Strengthening, refrigerating, curing
canning and packing meat establishments
Senator Woods bill providing for a
house of correction places it under the
control of the penitentiary board, which
is authorized to select the site and pur-
chase 1000 acres of good flaming land on
which to erect the necessary buildings.
All convicts now in the state prisons, un-
der Is years of age, whose terms are less
than five years, and all criminals under IS,
who may be sentenced for term less than
five years are to be sent to it. The bill
makes no appropriation, that being left
for the finance committee in making up
the general appropriation bill.